Identifying the best centre-backs proves challenging, as top defenders often perform minimal actions. Anticipation and initiating play are deemed crucial skills. FourFourTwo consulted an expert panel including football analysts and scouts, who nominated and ranked the top centre-backs based on various factors including form, general ability, historic significance, and some statistical metrics. The panel sifted through 31 candidates, leading to a list of top 10 players, alongside notable mentions, showcasing different strengths in defense.
Choosing the best centre-backs in the world is a difficult task. Often, the best defenders do the least amount of work. And that in its own right is a skill.
FourFourTwo assembled an expert panel of not just our own team members but esteemed figures such as the likes of European football expert Julien Laurens to rank the best players.
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